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3 Jan 2008

England players made solid starts on the opening day of action in the Tecnifibre British Junior Open - the world's most prestigious junior squash championships, which has attracted more than 450 players from 34 countries to the Yorkshire city of Sheffield.

Adrian Waller, the 18-year-old British Junior champion from Enfield, leads home interest in the Men's U19 Championship for the Drysdale Cup. The 3/4 seed defeated Hampshire's Philip Bull 9-6, 9-1, 9-0 in 30 minutes to earn himself a place in the last 32.

Waller's European Junior Championship-winning England team-mate Joe Lee, a 5/8 seed from Surrey, also made it through to the second round, courtesy of a 9-2, 9-2, 9-6 victory over Hertfordshire's Oliver Dixon.

Victoria Lust, the 18-year-old from Maulden in Bedfordshire who was the third member of the successful England junior team in Europe, also comfortably came through the first round of the Women's U19 event. Seeded to reach the semi-finals, Lust beat Egypt's Salma Hany 9-3, 9-5, 9-3.